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Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

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Should I be concerned?
* hope all is well. Your MRI of the thoracic spine report is as follows:1. Nonspecific enhancing 7 mm focus in the T8 vertebral body.2. Minimal degenerative changes without significant spinalcanal ste…
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6 comments
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Started by notbrokenjustbent
Most recent by sabbymama
Jun 22, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Lots of symptoms and worried
please tell me if I'm over reacting, or under reacting. I tend to under react and don't go the the dr until things are at a breaking point, and really bad. Short back story...family history of BC, den…
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30 comments
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Started by Ssc110907
Most recent by kbl
Jun 13, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
MRI showing brain tumor
I was just told yesterday I have a brain tumor. What questions should I be asking the surgeon and my oncologist?
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13 comments
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Started by waves2stars
Most recent by racheldog
Jun 8, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
First bone scan
I was diagnosed with triple neg last year and went through treatment, but developed some mild neck pain after radiation for a few months when lying on my side & MO ordered an MRI. The MRI showed a non…
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2 comments
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Started by HopeHeal
Most recent by HopeHeal
Jun 6, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
It was scar tissue, but now what?
I posted in an earlier thread about a scare that turned out to be scar tissue. This was great news, relatively speaking, but after consulting with the PA at my breast surgeon’s office I have a new set…
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3 comments
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Started by purplecat
Most recent by purplecat
Jun 1, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Thoracic CT results
I have been losing weight over the past year or so unintentionally. I was dx with Type 2 diabetes in 2020. I mildly changed my diet and I’m on Metformin. I have been heavy my entire adult life and hav…
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6 comments
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Started by melgirl
Most recent by melgirl
May 31, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Possible bone Mets collarbone
Hi all - I was originally diagnosed in 2010 with stage 1 IDC. Had lumpectomy, radiation, and tamoxifen. All was well then a few weeks ago this pimple-like growth appeared on my collarbone. I wasn’t re…
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4 comments
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Started by susielen
Most recent by malebreastc
May 30, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Subtle enhancement on good side -- any similar stories?
Hello. I tried posting this before but it did not work, so I apologize if this is a repeat. My wife just finished up chemotherapy and radiation about six months ago for recurrent localized breast canc…
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2 comments
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Started by dres123
Most recent by parakeetsrule
May 25, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Hoping it's justscar tissue
I'm 3.5 years after treatment. This morning in the shower I noticed a half-dollar sized area near my scar, where I'd also received extra boosts of radiation, was a little bit pink. I thought it might …
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30 comments
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Started by purplecat
Most recent by purplecat
May 21, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Breast MRI shows a chest wall enhancement
Hi everyone, So I’m almost 3 years from first being diagnosed and I got a follow up breast MRI and I have a non-mass like enhancement to the lateral chest wall (same side as my cancer). The radiologis…
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11 comments
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Started by lulu44
Most recent by rah2464
May 20, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
10+ years cancer free but....
Hi - I was diagnosed in 2010 with a Stage 1 IDC, no lymph node involvement, so had lumpectomy and brachytherapy and took Tamoxifen for 10 years. Long story but two weeks ago I went to see my gastro do…
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3 comments
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Started by lodi
Most recent by lodi
May 18, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
If cancers comes back in opposite breast is it the same kind?
Hi Community, I just had an MRI with dye infusion and they found a mass in my left breast. I had triple positive breast cancer in my right breast, I'm less than a year from a full year of chemo, radia…
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2 comments
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Started by trippositive
Most recent by trippositive
May 17, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Lung Nodule 14 Years Later - Baffled and Concerned
Hello All, It's been a while since I've been on these boards but I knew immediately where I needed to go for input. I was diagnosed 14 years ago with a 1 cm IDC, no nodes grade 3 tumor. I had surgery,…
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2 comments
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Started by slksunlove
Most recent by slksunlove
May 17, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Waiting game
So about 10 days ago out of nowhere, my right ribs became painful when I was sleeping. The pain goes and comes back. At first I considered it as muscle pain. When it didn't get better, I called the nu…
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18 comments
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Started by aram
Most recent by cathy67
May 16, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Lump on chest
I was doing my monthly check around my collarbone and such like I do every month. I never stopped this even after my treatment. However, this time I was in the shower checking and I noticed a small kn…
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6 comments
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Started by bookworm14
Most recent by bookworm14
May 9, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Bloodwork inflammatory response - precursor to recurrence?
I've been having random progressive muscle, joint, nerve pains, stiffness and inability to move. Started with upper arm pains and couldn't even lift covers off with biceps not cooperating. Foot neurop…
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9 comments
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Started by formydaughter
Most recent by formydaughter
May 7, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Has Anyone Any Experience with Eye Mets? Symptoms?
Before my BC dx in 2014 my optometrist found a shadow behind my right eyeball during a computer scan exam but had no idea what it was. My left eye was/is 2020 but my right eye is/was blurry. A few mon…
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15 comments
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Started by bcky
Most recent by kbl
May 7, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Bloodwork Question
Hi Friends: So I got recent blood work results back. And some of my numbers are higher than normal. My Alk Phos numbers seem to keep going up. Starting in 2017 at my cancer dx timeframe my number was …
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43 comments
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Started by jons_girl
Most recent by jons_girl
Apr 27, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Concerning Blood Counts
Hi everyone! Has anyone experienced decreasing blood counts months after finishing chemo? I had my last round of chemo on 9/1/2021, but continue to receive Herceptin/Perjeta every 3 weeks (HER2+). My …
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4 comments
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Started by Mk2615
Most recent by micheleh57
Apr 20, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Treatment for recurrence
Hi - I found a lump about 2 weeks ago on my chest. I have an ultrasound April 27th. I am panicking because in 2013 I had stage IIB triple negative breast cancer and had Adriamycin/Cytoxan and Taxol. M…
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3 comments
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Started by lowflyingomen
Most recent by cookie54
Apr 18, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Opinions on a lump on the chest - recurrent patients
Hello all - I went through Stage IIB Triple Negative breast cancer in 2013. Had double mastectomy, red devil chemo, rads. Whole nine yards. Now I'm 8 years cancer free. HOWEVER, 2 weeks ago, I felt a …
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Started by lowflyingomen
Apr 15, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Concerning CT results and edema?
I'm not really sure where to post this. July/August 2021- My back started to hurt mildly off and on. Over the next few months the pain level increased and became more frequent. November 2021- I starte…
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2 comments
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Started by pamalama
Most recent by rambros
Apr 10, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Pelvis and back MRI this week
Hi everyone. I am three years and three months out from a bilateral mastectomy. I had a 6 cm tumor and 9 positive lymph nodes. I was ER+, PR+, HER2-. I had 16 rounds of chemo and 34 rounds of radiatio…
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4 comments
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Started by leftshark
Most recent by pamalama
Apr 10, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Lump in breast after mastectomy
hi, so I found a lump last year August after a mastectomy in April, they ordered ultrasound, scar tissue/fat necrosis was they told me. i found another little one in the same breast this week. oncolog…
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6 comments
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Started by annake
Most recent by Jacfin
Mar 29, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Hard spot below my port incision scar
Had my port removed at the end of December and recently noticed a small, round, somewhat hard spot about 1/4 inch below the incision scar. I thought I remember reading somewhere that it could be scar …
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8 comments
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Started by littlecheese
Most recent by lw422
Mar 25, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
What could be causing hoarseness in my voice?
I know I should probably just get this checked out, but I haven't yet, and it's been on my mind enough to want ask my BCO friends if anyone else has experienced this. In the past two or three weeks, m…
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27 comments
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Started by dlb823
Most recent by jons_girl
Mar 19, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Lump in a vein? Maybe a blood vessel?
It feels like I have a thick vein going through my breast and I’m the middle of it, I feel a lump. Does anyone have an experience like this?
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2 comments
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Started by JJeffries
Most recent by moth
Mar 16, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Pain - back and rib
Starting 3 weeks ago, I started having pain in my upper right abdomen. They did an US, which was mostly normal but going to do a CT scan to check kidney. With this pain, I've had pain in my mid back, …
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5 comments
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Started by jenjenl
Most recent by mswife
Mar 11, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
Liver pain
Starting on Valentine's day, I would get a sharp pain in my upper right quadrant of my abdomen. I was sharp and then dull throbbing. No real pattern. Over the past weekend the sharp pain became less f…
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9 comments
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Started by jenjenl
Most recent by jenjenl
Mar 10, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
When to React to ca 15-3
My wife was diagnosed with Breast cancer in 1987, and again in 1991, two different cancers (different pathology). Been BrCa free since, however was diagnosed with ovarian Cancer in 2016, finished trea…
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9 comments
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Started by ragman
Most recent by malebreastc
Mar 3, 2022
Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

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Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

Should I be concerned?

Lots of symptoms and worried

MRI showing brain tumor

First bone scan

It was scar tissue, but now what?

Thoracic CT results

Possible bone Mets collarbone

Subtle enhancement on good side -- any similar stories?

Hoping it's justscar tissue

Breast MRI shows a chest wall enhancement

10+ years cancer free but....

If cancers comes back in opposite breast is it the same kind?

Lung Nodule 14 Years Later - Baffled and Concerned

Waiting game

Lump on chest

Bloodwork inflammatory response - precursor to recurrence?

Has Anyone Any Experience with Eye Mets? Symptoms?

Bloodwork Question

Concerning Blood Counts

Treatment for recurrence

Opinions on a lump on the chest - recurrent patients

Concerning CT results and edema?

Pelvis and back MRI this week

Lump in breast after mastectomy

Hard spot below my port incision scar

What could be causing hoarseness in my voice?

Lump in a vein? Maybe a blood vessel?

Pain - back and rib

Liver pain

When to React to ca 15-3

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